thsas comment-16858 2009-10-31T14:28:15Z 2009-10-31T14:28:15Z In the end, is it not the Entercom employees and customer who get punished with this high fine, resulting in tighter budgets and increased cost of service? When the business is run by the P and L, the ratios are always, eventually, brought into balance. Sad story, sad result for all. thsas 2009-10-31T14:28:15Z dougfir1948 comment-16860 2009-10-31T03:43:42Z 2009-10-31T03:43:42Z Jennifer was our neice. She took her first steps at our house when she and her mother were staying with us in Oregon. We loved her and will never forget her . God be with her and her family and help them to remember her always. Uncle Dougfir and aunt Kathy K. dougfir1948 2009-10-31T03:43:42Z cogmeyer comment-16847 2009-10-30T21:30:34Z 2009-10-30T21:30:34Z Carol, I am sorry you lost a friend. However it makes me ill that our society has decided that individuals no longer are responsible for there own voluntary actions. Like we are children, or farm animals. It makes me ill to hear that the father of one of Jennifer's children who had been out of the picture suddenly returns to the scene to grab a piece of the jackpot. It makes me ill that the message to Jennifer's kids is "if you die, someone else must be responsible, and you deserve a big payday". People die. Entecomm did nothing criminal (hence no criminal prosecution). By the logic of this jury, there really is no situation where a death can't somehow be blamed on someone else. cogmeyer 2009-10-30T21:30:34Z Mark Urquhart comment-16819 2009-10-30T17:25:09Z 2009-10-30T17:25:09Z the fact that the contest took place at all demonstrates that it is not common knowledge that drinking excessive amounts of water can be fatal. that alone is her defense. the onus is then on the organizers to take responsibility - if they were stupid enough not to have checked on possible consequences they deserve the punishment when someone gets hurt. Mark Urquhart 2009-10-30T17:25:09Z Ben Ilfeld comment-16798 2009-10-30T07:11:37Z 2009-10-30T07:11:37Z Click the green "storyline" button on the right to see more trial coverage. Ben Ilfeld 2009-10-30T07:11:37Z hasabrain comment-16767 2009-10-30T01:00:09Z 2009-10-30T01:00:09Z So. She enters a contest, knowing that there's a chance of water poisoning, drinks ON HER OWN VOLITION two gallons of water at one time and dies, and she's not responsible for her own death? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What the **** has happened to personal responsibility? Yeah, this was a really stupid contest with the potential for a tragic outcome, but please. This woman knew what she was doing and did it anyway, for a stupid game system for her kids to sit on their butts playing. Stupid is as stupid does. hasabrain 2009-10-30T01:00:09Z grandmabullivant4 comment-16737 2009-10-29T23:53:38Z 2009-10-29T23:53:38Z Finally justice is done ! and correct decisions made. I disagree with the way the settlement amount was calculated...but I wasn't in the jury box. Also the fact that anyone could think Jennifer was in anyway responsible for any of this makes me ill. I knew her well, she would NEVER have put herself in such a situation if she had known or been told of the danger or severity of the act, especially not to her children or her family. The fault and responsiblity of her death has been placed on the correct parties. Rest in peace ......finally. Carol Bullivant grandmabullivant4 2009-10-29T23:53:38Z